alleviate

alleviate is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of.
2. transitive verb. To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; -- opposed to aggravate.
3. transitive verb. To extenuate; to palliate.
4. verb. provide physical relief, as from pain

   "This pill will relieve your headaches"

   Synonyms: assuage, palliate, relieve

5. verb. make easier

   "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"

   Synonyms: ease, facilitate

Synonyms

assuage, palliate, relieve, ease, facilitate

Common word forms

alleviated, alleviater, alleviates, alleviating

Words from these letters

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